Il n\u2019\u00e9tait point d\u2019\u00e9tang dans tout le voisinage
\nQu\u2019un Cormoran n\u2019e\u00fbt mis \u00e0 contribution :
\nViviers et r\u00e9servoirs lui payaient pension.
\nSa cuisine allait bien : mais, lorsque le long \u00e2ge
\n\tEut glac\u00e9 le pauvre animal,
\n\tLa m\u00eame cuisine alla mal.
\nTout Cormoran se sert de pourvoyeur lui-m\u00eame.
\nLe n\u00f4tre, un peu trop vieux pour voir au fond des eaux,
\n\tN\u2019ayant ni filets ni r\u00e9seaux,
\n\tSouffrait une disette extr\u00eame.
\nQue fit-il ? Le besoin, docteur en stratag\u00e8me,
\nLui fournit celui-ci. Sur le bord d\u2019un \u00e9tang
\n\tCormoran vit une \u00e9crevisse.
\n\u00ab Ma comm\u00e8re, dit-il, allez tout \u00e0 l\u2019instant
\n\tPorter un avis important
\n\t\u00c0 ce peuple : il faut qu\u2019il p\u00e9risse ;
\nLe ma\u00eetre de ce lieu dans huit jours p\u00eachera. \u00bb
\n\tL\u2019\u00c9crevisse en h\u00e2te s\u2019en va
\n\tConter le cas. Grande est l\u2019\u00e9meute.
\n\tOn court, on s\u2019assemble, on d\u00e9pute
\n\t\u00c0 l\u2019oiseau : \u00ab Seigneur Cormoran,
\nD\u2019o\u00f9 vous vient cet avis ? Quel est votre garant ?
\n\t\u00cates-vous s\u00fbr de cette affaire ?
\nN\u2019y savez-vous rem\u00e8de ? Et qu\u2019est-il bon de faire ?
\n\u2013 Changer de lieu, dit-il. \u2013 Comment le ferons-nous ?
\n\u2013 N\u2019en soyez point en soin : je vous porterai tous,
\n\tL\u2019un apr\u00e8s l\u2019autre, en ma retraite.
\nNul que Dieu seul et moi n\u2019en conna\u00eet les chemins :
\n\tIl n\u2019est demeure plus secr\u00e8te.
\nUn vivier que Nature y creusa de ses mains,
\n\tInconnu des tra\u00eetres humains,
\n\tSauvera votre r\u00e9publique. \u00bb
\n\tOn le crut. Le peuple aquatique
\n\tL\u2019un apr\u00e8s l\u2019autre fut port\u00e9
\n\tSous ce rocher peu fr\u00e9quent\u00e9.
\n\tL\u00e0, Cormoran le bon ap\u00f4tre,
\n\tLes ayant mis en un endroit
\n\tTransparent, peu creux, fort \u00e9troit,
\nVous les prenait sans peine, un jour l\u2019un, un jour l\u2019autre ;
\n\tIl leur apprit \u00e0 leurs d\u00e9pens
\nQue l\u2019on ne doit jamais avoir de confiance
\n\tEn ceux qui sont mangeurs de gens.
\nIls y perdirent peu, puisque l\u2019humaine engeance
\nEn aurait aussi bien croqu\u00e9 sa bonne part.<\/p>\n
Qu\u2019importe qui vous mange, homme ou loup ; toute panse
\n\tMe para\u00eet une \u00e0 cet \u00e9gard :
\n\tUn jour plus t\u00f4t, un jour plus tard,
\n\tCe n\u2019est pas grande diff\u00e9rence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"annee":[166],"poems-book":[142],"poemes-theme":[],"poete":[151],"class_list":["post-1316","poemes","type-poemes","status-publish","hentry","annee-166","poems-book-fables","poete-jean-de-la-fontaine"],"yoast_head":"\n